[Occupation and health of medical workers in Bashkortostan Republic]

Abstract

Occupational morbidity analysis covered medical staffers of Bashkortostan Republic over 1997-2010. Findings are that health care is an activity with high occupational risk independent on type of medical establishment, speciality and position. In 1999-2005 significant increase of occupational morbidity in Bashkortostan Republic was seen--up to 4 times over average in the Republic. Afterwards the occupational morbidity among medical staffers decreased significantly, but conditions for its formation still exist. Leading place in occupational morbidity among medical staffers of Bashkortostan Republic appeared to be occupied by infectious diseases presented by tuberculosis and viral hepatitis; second place belongs to skin conditions, the third--to respiratory diseases. Severe infectious and somatic diseases (tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and bronchial asthma) cover more than a half (65.4%) of all primarily diagnosed occupational diseases in medical staffers, that determines high possibility of disablement and early incapacity (44.1%). Complex target program "Basic science for work conditions and health state monitoring in medical staffers of Bashkortostan Republic" was specified for 2010-2015 and is aimed to a model of monitoring system for work conditions and health state of medical staffers, in order to justify management solutions for lower occupational risk and optimized work conditions of medical staffers in Bashkortostan Republic.